South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party has lost its majority for the first time in 30 years after national elections this week, marking the biggest political shift in the country ...

Though a ballot measure to make parts of Black Boston its own city failed twice at the polls, the root themes of the movement ...

In BBC Radio 4’s podcast, History’s Youngest Heroes, Nicola Coughlan shines a light on extraordinary stories of rebellion, ...

Namibians voted for president and for the makeup of Parliament in a large but sparsely populated country on the southwest ...

Nelson Mandela was a leader of the African National Congress, the main group arguing that all races should have equal rights and crucially, the vote. The ANC favoured peaceful protests ...

Whereas Smuts was to be largely forgotten after his defeat in the 1948 election, Mandela became an international icon. But ...

It had been hoped a result could come on Sunday but the voting only got under way in the early hours of Monday and went on through the night. The ANC was the party of Nelson Mandela but have ...

The Miss Universe competition is currently underway in Mexico and many have begun voting online. Most recently, the Meliszwe ...